NAVCA is a member of the Community Sector Partnership for
Children and Young People (the CSPCYP). The CSPCYP is a strategic
partnership that aims to influence the children and young people's
policy and practice agendas, both nationally and through its
members locally, to ensure that community sector organisations are
able to play their full role in the local planning and delivery of
services for children and young people. Other members of the group
include ACRE ,
bassac,
Community
Matters, NCVCCO,
NCVYS and the
Rural Youth
Network.
The CSPCYP has published two policy papers focusing on the
relationship between children's trusts and the community sector.
The first,
Talking Trusts, sets out straightforward recommendations
encouraging children's trusts to do more to engage with voluntary
and community sector partners, especially small organisations who
are doing critical work with children or young people on the
ground. The second,
Community Involvement in Children's Trusts - unlock your
potential, offers guidance for community and voluntary
organisations delivering services to children or young people on
how to engage effectively with children's trusts.